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India-Pakistan differences affect SAARC: Maldives
Friday February 25, 2011 07:13:48 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: Ahead of
the SAARC summit his country will host later this year, Maldives
President Mohamed Nasheed Friday said the India-Pakistan
differences have affected the potential of the regional grouping
and hoped that the two countries could resolve issues amicably.
"India-Pakistan differences have made it difficult for SAARC
(South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) to kick-start.
We hope that they will be able to resolve their differences
amicably," Nasheed, who wrapped up his three-day visit to India,
told reporters here.
He was responding to a question on whether India-Pakistan rivalry
has affected the efficacy and future of the eight-nation grouping.
The leaders of India and Pakistan are known for holding talks on
the sidelines of SAARC summits, which invariably end up stealing
the limelight and take the focus away from the deliberations of
the regional grouping.
"It's possible for us to have a more friendly neighbourhood," said
Nasheed as he stressed on the role of increasing trade and
connectivity in the South Asia region.
The Maldives, an archipelago nation of nearly 1,200 islands, will
host the SAARC summit in November this year.
Nasheed also called for giving more powers to the SAARC
secretariat to make the regional grouping more effective.
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